Wartime Contracting Reform Act of 2012

S. 3254 — 112th Congress
(2011–2012)

Summary

An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. (by CRS)

An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

Other Titles

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013

Impact Aid Improvement Act of 2012

Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission Act of 2012

Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013

National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force Act of 2012

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013

Impact Aid Improvement Act of 2012

Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission Act of 2012

Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013

National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force Act of 2012

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013

American Medical Isotopes Production Act of 2012

Dale Long Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act of 2012

End Trafficking in Government Contracting Act of 2012

Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2012

GAO Mandates Revision Act of 2012

HAVEN Act

Housing Assistance for Veterans Act of 2012

Impact Aid Improvement Act of 2012

Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012

Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012

Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013

Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission Act of 2012

To establish a congressional advisory panel on revising the governance structure of the National Nuclear Security Administration to permit it to operate more effectively and independently of the Department of Energy.

To require the Secretary of the Air Force to submit to Congress a plan to increase the number of contractors eligible to be awarded contracts under the Air Force's Network-Centric Solutions-2 (NETCENTS-2) indefinite-delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract.

To extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Labor to carry out a program of referral and counseling services to veterans at risk of homelessness who are transitioning from certain institutions.

To provide for the processing for administrative separation from the Armed Forces of members who are convicted of certain sexual offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and not punitively discharged in connection with such convictions.

To clarify that an authorization to use military force, a declaration of war, or any similar authority shall not authorize the detention without charge or trial of a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States.

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transport individuals to and from facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care.

To promote the production of molybdenum-99 in the United States for medical isotope production, and to condition and phase out the export of highly enriched uranium for the production of medical isotopes.

To add the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives to the list of congressional committees to receive the submission of reports on the program for scientific engagement for nonproliferation.

To require the Director of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress to carry out a national public awareness and participation campaign for the Veterans' History Project of the American Folklife Center.

To ensure that the Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense obtains information from the military departments and Defense Agencies necessary to conduct defense business system investment reviews.

To promote the development of an adequate, reliable, and stable supply of critical and essential minerals in the United States in order to strengthen and sustain the military readiness, national security, and critical infrastructure of the United States.

To authorize National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor free persons and slaves who fought for independence, liberty, and justice for all during the American Revolution.

To express the sense of Congress that external and independent oversight of the National Nuclear Security Administration by the Department of Energy is critical to the mission of protecting the United States nuclear security enterprise.

To require, as a condition on the receipt by a State of certain funds for veterans employment and training, that the State ensures that training received by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or licenses.

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Wartime Contracting Reform Act of 2012: Amendment SA 3285 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

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